Improvement in apparatus for burning gases for metallurgic and other purposes



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M. Tassin nu MorAY, or PARIS, FnANcE, Assienor. To EDWARD I STERN, OF NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS PoR BURNING GASES PoR IvIETA'LLUReIc AND OTHER PuRPoSEs.

Specification forming part Qf Letters Patent No. 87,476, dated Iarct. 2, 1869.

To all whom it may concern.' possible on the periphery of the burner D. Be it known that I, CYPRIEN MARIE TESSI D is the body of the burner, consisting' of a DU MOTAY, of Paris, in the Empire of France, tube ot' cylindrical or other suitable shape, have in vented certain new anduseful Improveand formed of a suitable refractory material, ments in Apparatus for Complete] y Burning (see Figs. land 2,) or of a metallic substance, Hydrogen, Carbon, and other Gases; and I as shown in Figs. 8 and et; in the latter case hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, the metallic body should be provided with a and exact description of the same, reference water-jacket, and either wrought or cast iron, being had to the accompanying drawings. bronze, or other metal may be employed for The object I have in view is to produce a the purpose. E isthe chamber in which takes new apparatus for completely burning hydroplace the mixture of the combustible gases gen gases, carbonio oxide, proto-carbureted with the cold air passing from the holes C C. hydrogen, bicarbureted hydrogen, and other` K K are conduits for air, heated either inthe carburets of hydrogen, whether mixed or not furnace or by any suitable air-heating appawith nitrogen, and generated in gas-machines, 11a-tus. M M is a conduit surrounding either which may or may not form part ofthe appathewhole or a part of the periphery of the ratus. burner D and it is through this conduit that The combination of the parts of my appa. the heated air passes from the iiues K K', and ratus, as well as the manner in which it may mixes in the chamber P with the combustible be adapted to various gas-generators, Will be gases already supplied with cold air, and readily understood by reference to .the drawcauses them to be completely consumed. From ings hereto annexed. this chamber the flame and gases are conducted The burning apparatus may be made of any into the apparatuses to be heated. refractory body, as shown in vertical section, Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8 represent different ap- Figure l, and in plan, Fig. 2, or of metal, as plications of the `burning apparatus to a rerepresented in vertical section, Fig. 3, and in fractory body; and Figs. 9 and l0 represent plan, Fig. 4. In either case the apparatus is applications of the same apparatus to a meconstructed in the following manner: tallic body. In Fig 5 the burning apparatus A is a conduit, through which a-re introduced is applied vertically to a gas-generator formthehydrogen gases, carbonic oxide, earbureted ing a part of the furnace. In Fig. 7 the ap` hydrogens of 4different kinds, produced either paratus is arranged horizontally with respect by a gas-generating apparatus, as shown in to the generator. Fig. 9 represents the appli- 'Figs 5, 6, 7, and 8, to which is united my cation of my metallic burner to a heatingapburning apparatus,which directly consumes by paratus in the case when the gas-generator is the passage of the `air the fuel, of whatsoever removed or distant from the apparatus. Fig. nature, transformed by mea-ns of distillation l0 represents the application of my metallic or of decomposition into carbonic oxide, nitroburner to the boiler-furnace of a movable engen, hydrogen, and carburetedhydrogens of gine, locomotive, or marine engine, or of any different kinds, or by the gas-generators for apparatus the furnace of which is united with `which an application in my name for Letthe burner. 'Letter It in Figs. 8 and 9 inditers Patent, of even date herewith, is no w cates the chamber or the flue which receives pending in the United States .Patent Oflice, the combustible gases.` and in connection with which is employed In conclusion, I would observe that either the apparatus represented in Figs. 9 and l0, cold or hot air; as may be desired, can be inthe said generators being capable of transtroduced through the lines K K, and that forming the fuel by alternate action into a chambers of any number and form may be mixture of carbonic. oxide of pure hydrogen arranged laround the burner D, i-n which the and of carbureted hydrogens without the adgases and air can be mixed. The burner D mixture of nitrogen. can also be placed, either vertically or hori- B are condnitsfor the cold air. C C are zonta1ly,at anydesired inclination; and,lastly,

apertures of suitable shape, spread as much as the h ot or cold air employed to eeet the combnstion of the gases may be enriched by a which generates or supplies the gases, sub'- snitable proportion of hydrogen, or may be stautially in the manner herein shown and even completely replaced by this gas. described.

Having now described myinvention,and the In testimony whereof I have signed my manner in which the saine is or may be carname to this specification before two subried into effect, what I claim, and desire to sescribing Witnesses.

cure by Letters Patent, is G. M, TESSI DU MOTAY.

The apparatus for burning hydrogen, car- Witnesses: bon, and other gases, constructed and applied C. LABOUR,

either directly or indirectly to the apparatus F. OLCOTT. 

